Iron County register., 1887-12-22
miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
Sol Smith Russell, than whom no actor
of the present day has occasioned more
hearty and innocent merriment, will be
the fun making attraction at the Olympic
Theater in st. Louis during Christmas
week in his new play 'Bewitched," !" which
is the best Mr.. Russell has yet had.
Morrison Mumford of the Kansas City
Times was violently assaulted few days
ago by Ed Corrigan, the horse man.
VIM. Requa and W. Fl. Guinter, while
on hunting expedition recently in South
west Missouri, accidently shot and killed
each other in a most singular manner.
An innocent little onion recently caused
big row in the st. Joseph public schools,
and made it necessary for the board to
spend three days in executive session.
An interesting and successful revival
is in progress at the chapel in East Lex
ington, which is under the management of
the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. T.
L. Powell, missionary of the Lafayette
and Johnson Baptist Association, is doing
the preaching. In more ways than one is
he big preacher He is only thirty four
years of age, stands five feet eleven inches
in his stockings, and weighs 253 pounds.
The report of the city treasurer of ST.
Joseph, which will be presented the first
of the year, will show that since April 90,
1885, when the charter OF the city was
changed from the old special charter to a
city of the second class, $93, 232 in old city
scrip has been called in and Cancelled, leav-
ing outstanding only about $500, which
has either been destroyed or lost. In ad-
dition to this amount $3.50, ,672 has been re-
deemed in white warrants and judg.
ments, making total of 1928 1904, which at
the time it was made was floating indebt-
edneSs, now cancelled.
Chas. Edwards, night telegraph oper
ator at the Union depot at st. Joseph, got
into quarrel over game of cards in a
saloon few days ago, and stabbed Chas.
Kirk, a brakeman on the Grand Island, in
the back of the neck, making a gash six
inches in length. The left part of Kinks
head is paralyzed, and he can not recover.
I. A. Buschbaum, of st. Louis, commit.
ted suicide few nights ago at Rulers
Hotel, Lou;sville, KY, by taking arsenic
and chloroform. The body was discovered
by porter, who went to his room to
awaken him.
The bricklayers, to the number of seven
ty- five. working on the American National
Bank, the Board of Trade building and the
Midland Hotel, at Kansas City, struck a
few days since. The Bricklayers' Union
ordered the men out. The reason assigned
is the employment of non-union men on a
barn near the State line by the con.
tractors, Taylor, Seldom G Edwards.
A fearful discovery was made in
shanty in Kansas City a few days ago.
An unknown woman, with child two
months old, had been living in the shanty
for some time. For several days the
woman had not been seen. Finally resi-
il, - h. IL
shanty. A horrible sight met his gaze
On the floor lay the body of the infant,
and near t the mother in dying condi-
tion. The child bad been dead three days.
Its death is attributed to starvation.
A wealthy young mans existence end.
ed sadly at Kansas City few days ago
when Sands w. Hopkins died, at the age
of twenty eight, from the effects of poison
self administered. Sands Hopkins was
one of the >best-known men in Kansas
City for his years. His erratic exploits
have been gossiped about, aud the news
occasioned little surprise, though much
comment. Suicide was thought to be the
natural climax of life full of queer in
cdents, extravaganza and tragedy.
Receiver Stephens of the Fifth National
Bank of st. Louis says he expects to be
able to pay dividend of fifty cents on
the dollar Of approved claims in Feb.
ruary.
st. Louis society is considerably stirred
up over two expected weddings that failed
to materialize. In one instance the ex-
pectant bridegroom oyerreached himself
by limiting to his father-in law elect that
$4,000 wonld be more convenient dowry
tLan the SIS eco promised, and the mar.
cenary wretch was at once fired. In the
other case the bride to be narrowly es.
capped being linked to visionary, who
made promises involving vast amounts on
q bare 81 ,50) salary. No names,for obvious
reasons.
Frederick Edmondson, wealthy farme.
OF Lone Jack, has been adj judged to be OF
unsound mind, and Jud Guin otte, at
Kansas City, ordered him to be taken to
the new insane asylum at Nevada. Ed
mond sons antics the past few years have
occaSioned much talk in the neig ghborhood
where he lived. He was in the habit of 1
getting out of bed in the middle of the
night and walking several miles regard.
less of the weather. On one occasion he
went from house to house and announced
that he was Christ. On another he de-
C ared himself to he the President of the
United States, and displayed paper con-
tanning what purported to be the names OF
his catinet. During the examination Ed
attempted to hurl an inkstand
at the clerk of the court, for whom he had
previously professed great friendship.
Santa Claus is en- route.
The death of Miss Cassie Smallwood ar
old resident of ST. Joseph, is announced.
Deceased was born in st. Joseph, Decem
Der 10, 1S4S, aud after leaving st. Joseph
moved to Wathena, kas., and then to San
Jose, Cal, after the death of her father,
several years ago, to live with her sister,
Mrs. Mast.
Hart Christopher went to st. Joseph q
f-w days ago, and send ing for Sheriff An
driano gave himself up, stating that he had
killed D OK Sullivan, a farmer living nine
miles southwest of town, in self defense.
The two men were at prayer-meeting,
and Sullivan was creating a disturbance.
which led up to the homicide.
The saloons at Kansas City are now
closed Sundays.
The Greedy -Burnham Grocer Company, |
of st. Louis, recently celebrated the |
fftieth anniversary of the firms exist. |
ence /
AS the result of revival in the Cumber- |
land Presbyterian Church at Lexin gton, /
forty additions have been made to the so. |
ciety.
Rev. James Mitchell, pastor of the /
Second Baptist Church at Sedalia, baps /
tied thirty three converts in the pool in
the rear of the church at the conclusion of |
4 recent service. He has just concluded
a successful revival, which resulted in adj /
ling forty-two names to the church mem-
bership
The Kansas City Electric Railway Com.
pany has made voluntary ASSIGNMENT